Congrats man! We met a couple years back, glad to hear things ended up going well for you guys! If you're ever back in Akron let's grab a beer.
Sure Matt, I remember! We come back every now and again, so we'll have to take you up on that offer.
Take the Money and Run
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#142I was a little excited to read about Akron and Sandusky on Hacker News and then, of course, they're used for the backdrop of how "miserable" winters are here in Ohio.
I knew a girl from Akron who referred to it as "Crackron". She painted a pretty bleak picture but it was of course anecdotal. Would you say it's worth visiting next time I'm nearby?
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#143Whoa, this was fun.
The story felt like a typical HN submission. I read it with interest, but expected a 'morale' lesson at the end. Instead the story is quite straight forward, but what threw me off is the name below the article (and - now I see that Nate submitted this as well).
I'm a fan of Ninject, following the author on Twitter. Nate, you've got a couple of beers waiting for you in Germany, if you ever want to remind yourself of the bad weather in Ohio by visiting us here.
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#144Earlier quoted context omitted.
If there's an item of American culture you may be missing, it's probably that American restaurants can be very cheap.
In particular, a McDonald's is considered a restaurant in the US, and there are restaurants that are lower-key and cheaper than McDonald's. Of course, high-end restaurant also do exist.
McDonalds might call themselves a restaurant (and I'm sure many others also do, Burger King, Wimpy, KFC, etc)…but I'm sure most people wouldn't describe them as a restaurant - it's a convenient marketing term, nothing more.
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#145Earlier quoted context omitted.
American here. Everyone I know calls McDonald's a restaurant. They may choose not to eat there for health or ideological reasons, but everyone agrees that it is a restaurant, and has been a restaurant since its inception decades ago.
If I say to a friend, "What restaurants are around here?" nobody I know would ever reply with "McDonald's." It is a "fast food place," not a "restaurant." A "restaurant" has table service and a higher standard of food quality. The original comment said that Americans consider McDonald's a restaurant, in implicit contrast to unnamed other places where McDonald's does not qualify as a "restaurant," as a way to suggest…
Do you call Chipotle a restaurant?
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#146Earlier quoted context omitted.
American here. Everyone I know calls McDonald's a restaurant. They may choose not to eat there for health or ideological reasons, but everyone agrees that it is a restaurant, and has been a restaurant since its inception decades ago.
If I say to a friend, "What restaurants are around here?" nobody I know would ever reply with "McDonald's." It is a "fast food place," not a "restaurant." A "restaurant" has table service and a higher standard of food quality. The original comment said that Americans consider McDonald's a restaurant, in implicit contrast to unnamed other places where McDonald's does not qualify as a "restaurant," as a way to suggest…
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#147Whoa, this was fun. The story felt like a typical HN submission. I read it with interest, but expected a 'morale' lesson at the end. Instead the story is quite straight forward, but what threw me off is the name below the article (and - now I see that Nate submitted this as well). I'm a fan of Ninject, following the author on Twitter. Nate, you've got a couple of beers waiting for you in Germany, if you ever want to…
Thanks, on all counts. :)
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#148What made you not want to move to Colorado?
We were actually interested in moving to Raleigh, NC before we knew Rally had an office there. It's 8-9 hours to drive from Raleigh to Akron, it's 2 hours to the beach, and anytime you already have friends in an area, it helps.
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#149Great story and well written. I always like stories with happy ending :)
You might be disappointed at the rest of the story, then. :)
I, for one, am very curious to hear what happened next... I came very close to accepting your offer to work at AgileZen three years ago ;) Good luck with the new startup!